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Blood Cancer UK • London (flexible)

Special Events Manager

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £38,000 - £42,000 / year

Remote-first – With Office Locations

Fully flexible hours

Job Description

This role provides a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and talented special events expert to become a key part of the charity’s high-performing and ambitious Partnerships and Philanthropy Team.
The successful candidate will lead, shape and implement our annual special events programme, which includes fundraising, cultivation and stewardship activities designed to meet the wider needs of the Partnerships & Philanthropy Team.

You will join a collaborative and supportive organisation that has been recognised as the most inspiring not-for-profit workplace at the Inspiring Workplaces EMEA Awards 2022 (7th overall across all workplaces) and been recognised by Best Companies as the 9th best charity to work for in the UK.

To succeed, you will have a strong track record in events management with demonstrable experience in high-value events. You will thrive in the hustle and bustle of the busy events season and will use the quieter times to reflect, scope the sector, learn and innovate.

Key Responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Shape and implement a comprehensive and exciting special events programme to successfully drive the development and growth of our engagement, stewardship, and fundraising activities
  • Liaise directly with senior internal and external stakeholders to ensure all of our events are of the highest quality
  • Lead in the design and delivery of new, innovative events which will help deliver the ambitious income growth we are targeting in our strategy
  • Be responsible for operational planning, budgeting, management and reporting activities
  • Evaluating income and expenditure, ensuring the events programme is delivered to time and within budget
  • Establish rigorous approaches to ensure the effective planning, management and post-event evaluation for all events
  • Develop strong relationships with external suppliers to ensure excellent delivery and the best possible return on investment
  • Constantly scan the environment and the charity sector to ensure we are delivering the best possible experience for our supporters, are aware of new opportunities and are able to deliver a market-leading events programme
  • Ensure all relevant interactions with event invitees and attendees are recorded on our CRM
  • Set and monitor individual and team KPIs

THINGS WE ALL DO

  • Promote Blood Cancer UK’s vision, mission and core values
  • We’re all fundraisers. This is slightly different for all roles, and your team will have fundraising KPIs and objectives we all work to
  • Attend and assist at Blood Cancer UK events and activities as required (NB: this involves evening and weekend work)
  • Be an effective ambassador for Blood Cancer UK at any activity you attend
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of our work
  • Follow the principles of LEAN and continuous improvement
  • All staff are expected to adhere to Blood Cancer UK’s policies and procedures
  • Do any other reasonable things your manager needs you to do

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • Demonstrable experience of delivering a broad range of high-quality bespoke activity from large-scale complex events to intimate private dinners
  • Demonstrable experience of strategic planning, and of the delivery and management of complex event plans and budgets
  • Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively; consulting others, sharing expertise and knowledge with colleagues for best results
  • Experience of shaping and implementing an events strategy with the ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
  • Ability to influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to react calmly, confident and professionally to the inherent unpredictably of events
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to multiple deadlines across a number of events

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – Our maternity/shared parental/adoption offer is 12 weeks at full pay, 12 weeks at half pay, followed by 15 weeks at the statutory rate.
Enhanced paternity leave – Our paternity leave offer is 6 weeks at full pay.
Adoption leave
Shared parental leave
Work from anywhere scheme – For the vast majority of our roles, there is no requirement to work from one of our offices. We meet up as an organisation at 2-4 in-person events each year, such as all-staff away days.
30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced sick pay – Our enhanced sick pay offer is: Up to two years’ service: 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay After two years’ service: 12 weeks full pay and 12 weeks half pay
Pregnancy loss leave
Fertility treatment leave
Teambuilding days
Location
92%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
90%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
82%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
78%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
85%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
90%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at Blood Cancer UK

Company employees

120

Office locations

London and Edinburgh

Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
3rd – Charity & Tech For Good

3rd – Charity & Tech For Good

Industry awards 2023
Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2023
1st – Charity & Tech For Good

1st – Charity & Tech For Good

Industry awards 2022